Former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh shared an interesting story from when Virat Kohli played a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi against Railways before his Test retirement. He returned to the domestic tournament in the 2024-25 season after 12 years.

Talking on former cricketer Taruwar Kohli’s YouTube channel, Sarandeep Singh said, “They were playing football during training and everyone was passing the ball only to Virat. I went and stopped the game in between. I told Yash Dhull is screaming since a long time give the ball to him also. They said no no Virat is standing there. No one was even going near him, thinking what if they stamped on his foot by mistake or something. He then spoke to everyone, sat with the players, and comforted them.”

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“I thought from the outside that he could play three more years. But it also matters what you are thinking as an individual. But he may feel that things are different now. I am also married, have a family, kids, and responsibilities are more. Your mind starts functioning differently. You are not just a cricketer but also a family man. So you start thinking differently then. He is a guy who does not play for records. If he did, he would not have become Virat Kohli,” Sarandeep Singh again said.

Sarandeep Singh, also a former national selector for India, said that winning the IPL was a moment that star India batter Virat Kohli had wanted for a long time as well. However, Virat was in tears after RCB won the IPL 2025 title.
Sarandeep praised Virat Kohli, scoring 657 runs from 15 games at an average of 54.75 and a strike-rate of 144.71, and he finished as their leading run-getter as well.

“He doesn’t cry often and is a very tough boy. But this was a moment that he badly needed. There was a lot of criticism. There were talks on his T20 batting and strike-rate. The beauty is how he handles it. Giving it back and giving it back by scoring runs. His bat speaks all the time. It looked only as if we would cry,” Sarandeep Singh concluded.